MP Game - Anyone interested in a *really* slow game? *full and running**
 

I was thinking about something like 96h with quickhost, so that it *can* be fast while at the same time everyone gets the chance to take of a weekend.

However, such a game would take quite a while to complete, and I'd find it unfair to block a space on Mosehansen (not that there's a chance of one being free, anyway), and I for one do not have the resources leaving my computer run Online for the next year.

Nevertheless, if enough people are interested, we're certainly going to find a suitable server. Even if that means risking Norfleet giving the game a snarky name. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ August 06, 2004, 16:14: Message edited by: Zen ]

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I have so little time for gaming, I'd be into this.

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I'd be interested, depending on the size of the map and amount of house rules.

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i too would be interested. I find myself staling at least one turn per 2 weeks in my 24h quickhost games because of the requirement for frequent binge drinking when your enlisted in the military.


On a completely unrelated topic, Im never drinking again! Or at least probably not for the rest of this week.

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I'm interested! I really want to try a new race, but I'm in several games already, so this would be ideal in letting me do so without overloading.

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I'm very interested in a slow paced game! Actually I had asked here for 99h-QH game before...and it turned into 24h-NQH http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

EDIT: Oh, and I would prefer a smaller map fitting the number of players, but I would also take part with a big map...

[ July 22, 2004, 22:07: Message edited by: Chazar ]

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If you Promise to keep it slow!
I would like to play as any power.
-Yc

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Yes, definitely keeping it slow, and 96h quickhost from the beginning, with no alteration whatsoever.

I am personally offended by most houserules, but here's my suggestion for general guidelines:

Open diplomacy via email allowed, if a player is observed stalling two consecutive turns (that's at least 192 hours), he's turned AI via a masterpassword unless he notifies the rest.

Standard research, common events, indeps 6, no starting positions, victory by vp with a nice scattering of 1-3vp provinces.

These are my suggestions. However, short on time as I am, I'd loath to organize it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif And, as I said, I can't really provide a server. Anyone stepping forward voluntarily?

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It could be PBEM, so the host just needs an email account.

PvK

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I'd be interested as well.

Krool

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Well, I'm in, if you don't mind my total n00bity. I've only played two multiplayer games thus far, against even ranker amateurs than myself.
PbeM sounds like the logical thing to do.

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PBEM is ok for me, but that would certainly disable quickhosting for getting it started... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Anyway, I'd like to play for Caelum if nobody else objects.

What map?

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I would also like to join --- perhaps trying my hand at Arco again?

Using my server would be fine IMHO --- especially if everybody agrees to turn AI before quitting and the game is on quickhost.

Just say the word and I'll take the first slot that I see...

As for the map let me propose urgaia... let it be bloody!

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Or we could ask Norfleet for hosting and a nice snarky name like "We're Not Dead, Just Veryyy Slow". http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif I suggest this because it can take quite some time for one of your slots to come open, Esben - a sign of its popularity. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Well, I didn't want to hog your server for a year. But if you're in yourself, well, that'd be a great solution.

I already play two pbem games at the moment, and even as a player, pbem games tend to add micromanagement. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif And I rather like quickhosting, given that the time interval is big enough.

I am comfortable with Urgaia, and would choose the squishies if anyone else plays Atlantis (else I'd propose to stick to land-based nations to keep it bloody). My land-based choice would be Marignon.

Re: MP Game - Anyone interested in a *really* slow game? *full and running**
 

there is a place for a Lizard King ? I would like to try C'tis in a MP game.

Liga

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">There are quite often free slots, actually, they just doesn't Last very long.

Look for Glacier on the server. Since noone managed to propose another map it is current urgaia. We can probably change it :-D

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11 on urgaia? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif Huh, that might be a bit too tight, no?

Anyway I will upload my pretender tomorrow... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

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"11 on urgaia? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif Huh, that might be a bit too tight, no? "

If you do switch to a larger map could you fit 12 not 11?

Pickles
Proposing to be Abysia

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Well, we could fit 12 into Urgaia just as easily as 11, since some people will probably start with a capital right next to theirs anyway - a real brawl. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif (It's possible to manually fit 11 or 12 into Urgaia so that there's a province between each capital, but random placement is unlikely to manage it well.)

Erm - Urgaia is probably just a _bit_ small. Cradle of Zen (or regular Cradle) would be better, as would Parganos, or Karan, or Inland, or Arduria, or hey! Theater of War!

Or we could go with the 17 province test map, if we _really_ want a brawl. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: MP Game - Anyone interested in a *really* slow game? *full and running**
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Binge drinking? In the Marines, it was constant drinking, none of this uneven binge drinking. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

And it wasn't the drinking I minded, it was only the hangovers. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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I'll take Vanheim.

Are we really playing on Urgaia?

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What nations are free?

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I'll take ... Man.

(And as far as what nations are left, no one has compiled a list yet; I recall that Vanheim, Arco and C'tis are gone, now Man, not sure the others.)

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Since everybody can edit anybody's post, I suggest we use this post to keep track of participants AND a map vote. So, edit this post to cast your vote and/or reserve a nation:

Maps: (write your name besides the map you prefer; you may add new maps. In case of parity Esbens wife will draw lots http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif )
Theator of War: Cainehill
Urgaia: Esben

Nations:
Arco: esben
Caeulum: chazor
C'tis: liga
Man: Cainehill
Vanheim: Mark the Merciful

Re: MP Game - Anyone interested in a *really* slow game? *full and running**
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Eh - only Moderators can edit someone else's post.

Re: MP Game - Anyone interested in a *really* slow game? *full and running**
 

At the bottom of each post is if the Post has been edited and by who (including Moderators).

I don't know what you are saying or if I'm misunderstanding you Ebsen, but noone can edit anyone elses post except Moderators and when I do, I put a little note saying that I edited it and usually a reason.

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Maps: (write your name besides the map you prefer; you may add new maps.

Theator of War: Cainehill
Urgaia: Esben
any: pickles


Nations:
Arco: esben
Caeulum: chazor
C'tis: liga
Man: Cainehill
Vanheim: Mark the Merciful
Abysia: Pickles

This is not what you meant is it?

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DP

[ July 23, 2004, 18:18: Message edited by: Pickles ]

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I'll choose Ulm.

Is Glacier the name of the game on Mosehansen?

There seems to be a lot of people interested in the game but they didn't choose any nation. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

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Maps: (write your name besides the map you prefer; you may add new maps.

Theator of War: Cainehill
Urgaia: Esben
Karan: Karacan
any: pickles


Nations:
Arco: esben
Caelum: chazor
C'tis: liga
Man: Cainehill
Vanheim: Mark the Merciful
Abysia: Pickles
Ulm: Daynarr
R'lyeh: Karacan

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I don't think most people expected the game to get started so quickly, and since there hadn't even been a map decided on.... *shrug* Picking a nation and pretender for 12 players on a 60 province map is hugely different from 12 on a 220 size map.

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Machaka with any map
-YellowCactus

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I would like a slow game as Pan if it is still open. I am also open on map. Probably not going to check this website until Monday but I will try.

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Abysia and Broken Empire Ermor both sound good. I'm willing to get second dibs on one of the two. No real preference.

Update: Second the bigger map suggestion. Granted, the game would NEVER END, even with VP based victory conditions, but at least nobody'd get eliminated within the first four or five turns.

Updated update: If we do end up going for an Orania-sized map, I'll be Mictlan.


You heard me.

Yet another update: Whoops, didn't notice Abysia was taken. Ermor or Mictlan it is, then.

[ July 24, 2004, 03:07: Message edited by: Vicious Love ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Binge drinking? In the Marines, it was constant drinking, none of this uneven binge drinking. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

And it wasn't the drinking I minded, it was only the hangovers. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">ahhh that must have been the 'old corps' because nowadays the Marine Corps has instituted a strict unofficial policy of light social drinking mixed with scheduled attempts to completely overload your liver. Its all very sophisticated http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

I'd like to take Ermor, if Vicious Love is willing to take Mictlan.

[ July 24, 2004, 03:18: Message edited by: Cheezeninja ]

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I'd like Marignon, if it's available, and there's room.

OTOH, If we go with caps=provs I'd like the jotuns, please http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif


Rabe

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Everybody: Please update this post instead of posting your nation randomly. I've collected what I could from the thread, but two players have stated multiple preferences (rabaleis and viciuos something). Also, please vote map.

And please reconsider the large maps. Being eliminated isn't so bad, you can just join another game. But becoming an insignificant byplayer is not much fun, and many will drop out if that happens. So, please, please, not Orania. Urgaia may be too tight, but Orania is HUGE.

Maps: (write your name besides the map you prefer; you may add new maps.

Theator of War: Cainehill
Urgaia: Esben
Karan: Karacan
any: pickles

Nations:
Abysia: Pickles
Arco: esben
Caelum: chazor
C'tis: liga
Machaka: Yellow Cactus
Man: Cainehill
Pangaea: wolfkinsov
R'lyeh: Karacan [/QB][/quote]
Ulm: Daynarr
Vanheim: Mark the Merciful

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I was kidding about the jotuns, it was just a weenie-rush joke.

Marignon is what I'd like to play, if it hasn't been claimed, and the desired player density allows for it.

In other news, I'm not sure how to edit Posts other than my own... I'm fairly sure I can't, since I would have begun altering Posts months ago, ... (Post something cuddly under Norfleet's moniker?) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif


Rabe the guy who can't restart Pain of Human for lack of space. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

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Well, then copy my note http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Maps: (write your name besides the map you prefer; you may add new maps)

Theater of War: Cainehill
Urgaia: Esben
Karan: Karacan, Daynarr
any: pickles

Nations:
Abysia: Pickles
Arco: esben
Caelum: chazor
C'tis: liga
Machaka: Yellow Cactus
Man: Cainehill
Pangaea: wolfkinsov
R'lyeh: Karacan
Ulm: Daynarr
Vanheim: Mark the Merciful
Marignon: rebelais

Edit: Mose's typos http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[ July 24, 2004, 10:23: Message edited by: Daynarr ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I've waited for slow paced game for so long - and I dont see the point in being eliminated randomly in an instance. Therefore I vote for a map bigger than Urgaia...any map with around 10-20 provinces per player would be fine for me...


Maps:
(write your name besides the map you prefer; you may add new maps.)

Theater of War: Cainehill
Urgaia: Esben
Karan: Karacan, Daynarr, Chazar
Parganos: Chazar
Arduria: Chazar
any: pickles

Nations:
Abysia: Pickles
Arco: esben
Caelum: Chazar
C'tis: liga
Machaka: Yellow Cactus
Man: Cainehill
Pangaea: wolfkinsov
R'lyeh: Karacan
Ulm: Daynarr
Vanheim: Mark the Merciful
Marignon: rabelais


(Edit: Updated to include Daynarr's post, who posted simultaneously with me)

[ July 24, 2004, 11:00: Message edited by: Chazar ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I'd like to express a more useful preference, but I don't know the maps well enough (I've only played on three of them). I'm quite happy with a small map, just not quite as small as Urgaia!

[ July 24, 2004, 14:15: Message edited by: Mark the Merciful ]

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So, this leaves three spots open. Cheezeninja, KroolDeath and littlemute all announced interest in the beginning of the thread. What's your preferred nations?

Unclaimed nations are: Atlantis, Pythium and Jotunheim.

Since it looks like we use Karan, my suggested VP spread: 15 vps for victory, capital vp, 10 1-vp-provinces, 5 2-vp-provinces, 2 3-vp-provinces.

Maybe cut down to 12 vps for victory. I like hotspots. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">We cannot make 2 and 3-vp provinces http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

So the closet we can get to your suggestion is 25VP (the max!)+captital VP (11--14extra). That's close to 40 VP. So 12--15 victory points to win seems reasonable to me. Any other comment? Otherwise I'll roll a D4 and add it to 11 to get the number victory points to win http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

I've sent private Messages to the players you mentioned, asking them to pick a nation if they wish.

[ July 24, 2004, 14:47: Message edited by: Esben Mose Hansen ]

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I have been waiting for a slow game too.
I would like to take Pythium.
I think Karan is a good map, but I prefer the Dry Version.

Maps:
(write your name besides the map you prefer; you may add new maps.)

Theater of War: Cainehill
Urgaia: Esben
Karan: Karacan, Daynarr, Chazar
Karan dry Version: Turms
Parganos: Chazar
Arduria: Chazar
any: pickles, Mark the Merciful

Nations:
Abysia: Pickles
Arco: esben
Caelum: Chazar
C'tis: liga
Machaka: Yellow Cactus
Man: Cainehill
Pangaea: wolfkinsov
R'lyeh: Karacan
Ulm: Daynarr
Vanheim: Mark the Merciful
Marignon: rabelais
Pythium: Turms

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Since I only suggested Theater of War, and didn't vote for it, I thought I'd make an update.

Maps:
(write your name besides the map you prefer; you may add new maps.)

Urgaia: Esben
Karan: Karacan, Daynarr, Chazar
Karan dry Version: Turms, Cainehill
Parganos: Chazar
Arduria: Chazar
any: pickles, Mark the Merciful

Nations:
Abysia: Pickles
Arco: esben
Caelum: Chazar
C'tis: liga
Machaka: Yellow Cactus
Man: Cainehill
Pangaea: wolfkinsov
R'lyeh: Karacan
Ulm: Daynarr
Vanheim: Mark the Merciful
Marignon: rabelais
Pythium: Turms

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is there still room for another player here?

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I am interested as well, however only if we go for a small map. Urgaia in particularly sounds fun with this many players http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">14 on Urgaia certainly sounds interesting, and also insane, but fun? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Bloody as well, and ill luck for anyone starting next to Ulm or Jotunheim - really steamroller / rusher heaven for a couple of nations.

Still, it'd definately be a change of pace.